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The Crowd Roars is a american film of genre Drama directed by Richard Thorpe released in USA on 6 august 1938 with Robert Taylor
The Crowd Roars (1938)
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Add to a movie listThe Crowd Roars is a 1938 film starring Robert Taylor as a boxer who gets entangled in the seamier side of the sport. It was remade in 1947 as Killer McCoy, featuring Mickey Rooney in the title role.
^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study .
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Adolescent, Tommy McCoy a du mal à gagner quelques sous pour aider sa mère, l'argent étant souvent bu par son père Brian, un ancien acteur. Un jour qu'il bat son adversaire lors d'une bagarre, il est remarqué par le champion Johnny Martin, qui le sponsorise pour une tournée. Lorsque sa mère meurt, son père regrette son comportement mais continue à boire et à jouer.Actors
Robert Taylor
('Killer' McCoy)
Edward Arnold
(Jim Cain)
Frank Morgan
(Brian McCoy)
Maureen O'Sullivan
(Sheila 'Shelia' Carson)
William Gargan
(Johnny Martin)
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